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RESOLUTION NO. 22-____ A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ORDERING THE SUMMARY VACATION OF AN UNUSED PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY EASEMENT NORTHEAST OF WESTBRIDGE LANE WHEREAS, on February 15, 2022, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 22-XX approving AVS Ranch, LLC’s Planned Unit Development (PUD-138) and vesting tentative subdivision (Tract 8616) applications, respectively (the “Project”); and WHEREAS, the Project site is an existing approximately 112-acre vacant site known as APN 949-16-6; and WHEREAS, the Project site is described as historic Lots 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15 of the Rancho Del Valle de San Jose subdivision recorded on November 9, 1896, in Book 17 of Maps at Page 70 (Exhibit A); and, WHEREAS, said map dedicated a 16.5 foot wide public right-of-way easement separating such historical Lots 12 and 13 from Lots 14 and 15; and, WHEREAS, Alameda County, predecessor to City of Pleasanton, accepted said public right-of-way easement dedication on September 28, 1926 according to the deed filed for record in Book 1685 at Page 397 in 1927; and, WHEREAS, the applicant has asked the City of Pleasanton to summarily vacate said public right-of-way easement since no road has existed within said right-of-way in recent history and such public right-of-way easement interferes with the new proposed Lots 8-12 of AVS Ranch; and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton sent formal written notices to all known utility purveyors and published notice as required by law; and WHEREAS, in accordance with California Streets and Highways Code §8331, the City Council has determined that: (a) for a period of at least five consecutive years, the street has been impassable for vehicular traffic, and (b) no public money was expended for maintenance on the street during such period. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. The City Council finds that the vacation of the right-of-way easement is consistent with the General Plan as it is not listed as a public road in the Circulation Element, and the vacation is also consistent with the Happy Valley Specific Plan (HVSP), as it is not a public road in the HVSP Circulation chapter. SECTION 2. Based on the Initial Study/Consistency Checklist, the City Council finds that the Project, including the right-of-way easement vacation, is consist with the Happy Valley Specific Plan (HVSP), the HVSP Environmental Impact Report, and eligible for the CEQA Guidelines Sections 15182 and 15183 procedures for Project review and approval. ATTACHMENT 3